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  1. C

    Rain Wi-Fi Slow?

    I’ve had a problem for quite the while now hoping it get better. My rain Wi-Fi has slowly become a disappointment to me as it become worse. About a month ago everything worked, green light on the router for both 4g and 5g. And up till today it still is, BUT is really slow? I’ve changed the...
  3. oros

    Rain one talk app dials on its own

    Hi, I don't know if it's phone depended, but this way for you to be able to call on the rain one sims are quite irritating and frustrating. Doesn't make sense that you need a extra app to able to call, aren't they using Vodacom? But my real question is have anyone noticed that the app calls on...
  4. Jan

    Affordable fixed wireless uncapped broadband for homes without fibre

    Cheapest 50Mbps uncapped Internet for homes without fibre There are several uncapped wireless Internet packages on the market with at least 50Mbps download speeds for South African households that don't have a fibre network available in their area. While fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost axxess fixed wireless access (fwa) it lec mtn rain spacex starlink supersonic telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Rain prepaid launch plans shelved

    Rain shelves plans to launch prepaid Rain appears to have shelved plans to offer prepaid services in South Africa, with the company punting its Rain One (stylised rainOne) product instead. MyBroadband asked for an update on its plans to launch prepaid packages after it revealed its intentions...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN destroys Vodacom in data customer satisfaction — Analytico Report

    MTN destroys Vodacom in data customer satisfaction — Analytico Report New research by Analytico revealed that MTN’s customer satisfaction rating among mobile data users is much higher than Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C, and Rain. Analytico is a research company that provides reports, network...
  7. Jan

    4G network equipment vendors in South Africa comparison - June 2023

    Ericsson and Huawei offer the fastest 4G network speeds in South Africa MyBroadband speed test data for the year to date has revealed that South Africans enjoy the best 4G performance in areas covered by MTN's network using Huawei's radio equipment. Huawei's gear also performed well and was...
  8. Jan

    Peak mobile speed test results in South Africa - June 2023

    Fastest mobile speeds in South Africa — with one network hitting over 1Gbps The fastest mobile download speed recorded by a MyBroadband Speed Test user in the year to date was over 1Gbps on Vodacom's network. That is according to data analyzed by Analytico using results from the MyBroadband...
  9. Jan

    Uncapped 4G price comparison after Rain grandfathers plans in favour of Rain One

    Uncapped 4G showdown — prices from R249 per month The most affordable uncapped 4G plan available to residents in South Africa is MTN's Home Starter package for R249 a month. The playing field has changed somewhat, with one of the country's major fixed-4G providers — Rain — recently dropping...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost axxess mtn rain telkom uncapped 4g uncapped lte
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Maseko-led consortium's bid for stake in Telkom rejected

    Maseko-led consortium's bid for stake in Telkom rejected A bid led by former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko to acquire a share in the telecoms company was rejected, Business Times reports. The publication has learnt that Maseko's Afrifund Investments and its partner Madagascar-based Axian Telecom had...
  11. Jan

    Minister relaxes competition rules on operators, allowing joint procurement of backup power

    Vodacom and MTN get relaxed competition rules to tackle load-shedding South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, has gazetted block exemptions for energy users and suppliers in South Africa to reduce the impact of Eskom load-shedding. The exemptions should...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • association of comms and technology (act) cell c liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    Vodacom, MTN, Liquid, Rain, and Telkom's asks to help them deal with load-shedding

    Network operators ask for diesel rebate and relaxed competition rules over load-shedding South Africa’s mobile network operators have asked government for a diesel rebate and permission to collaborate on sharing power sources and security at their towers. Through their industry association...
    • Jan
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    • liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. B

    Have you purchased/Are you going to purchase the rain One plan?

    I genuinely do not see a target market for this product, it seems so niche and specific. If you are going to use this service please tell us how/why you chose it?
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rain stops selling standalone uncapped 4G packages

    Rain stops selling standalone uncapped 4G packages Mobile network operator Rain has stopped selling its three uncapped 4G packages to new customers. The change comes after the company launched its fully-fledged national mobile network with support for voice calls and SMS messaging on Thursday.
  15. Jan

    Rain has a roaming deal with Vodacom - and promises eSIMs "soon"

    Rain's mobile roaming deal with Vodacom — and eSIM plans Rain has confirmed industry speculation that it has signed a roaming deal with Vodacom to launch a national 4G mobile network with voice services. Responding to questions from MyBroadband, Rain emphasised that it is building its own...
  16. Jan

    Rain introduces fully-fledged 4G mobile network with VoLTE calling and "rainOne" plan

    Rain launches mobile 4G network with free data and minutes Rain has launched "Rain One" (stylised rainOne), a product combining mobile and fixed-wireless plans, offering uncapped data, free monthly calls and data for two phones, and a fixed-5G connection for R559 per month. Along with the new...
  17. Jan

    Vodacom and MTN explain why 5G routers remain expensive

    Why 5G routers are so expensive in South Africa There are only a handful of 5G routers that fixed wireless access subscribers can choose from in South Africa. These devices are still very scarce and expensive because the market for them is still growing, and the parts they are made from are...
  18. K

    how to configure dns settings for ZTE MC801A?

    I'm trying to configure the DNS settings of my router to use OpenDns however I cannot find the dns configuration page on the ZTE MC801A router. From my knowledge dns settings should be in the same location as DHCP but they are not there. please help me. ps: i tried to inspect the code and...
  19. K

    How to configure secondary DNS settings for ZTE MC801A from Rain?

    I'm trying to configure the DNS settings of my router to use OpenDns however I cannot find the dns configuration page on the ZTE MC801A router. From my knowledge dns settings should be in the same location as DHCP but they are not there. please help me. ps: i tried to inspect the code and...
    • KiyoponKun
    • Thread
    • 5g zte rain router dns information technology network rain rain 5g zte zte mc801a zte router
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Networking and Security
  20. Jan

    5G coverage comparison - March 2023

    South Africa's 5G coverage — MTN vs Telkom vs Vodacom vs Rain South Africa's major mobile network operators are continually expanding their 5G networks, with the cellular technology now available through most operators in most of the country's major metros. MyBroadband asked MTN, Rain, Telkom...
  21. Jan

    How MyBroadband's new mobile network quality testing works

    MyBroadband's mobile network quality testing — how it works MyBroadband has launched a new project to conduct in-depth testing of Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom’s mobile networks across South Africa. We partnered with Analytico, Afristay, and Keysight distributor Coral-i for this mobile...
    • Jan
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    • afristay analytico cell c coral-i keysight mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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